Vehicle loadspace floor

Abstract

A vehicle loadspace floor comprising a first deployable portion and a second deployable portion, the first and second deployable portions cooperating to form a rearward-facing seat extending through the opening of a loadspace of the vehicle when deployed from the loadspace floor.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A vehicle loadspace floor comprising:
 a first deployable portion; and 
 a second deployable portion, the first and second deployable portions cooperating to form a rearward-facing seat extending through an opening of a loadspace of a vehicle when deployed from the loadspace floor, wherein the second deployable portion deploys to form a bumper protector that extends downward, wherein the first deployable portion deploys to form a seat back of the seat. 
 
     
     
       2. The vehicle loadspace floor according to  claim 1 , wherein the second deployable portion deploys to form a seat base of the seat. 
     
     
       3. The vehicle loadspace floor according to  claim 1 , wherein the bumper protector is configured to shield an individual's legs from a rear bumper of the vehicle when seated in the seat. 
     
     
       4. The vehicle loadspace floor according to  claim 1 , wherein the first deployable portion comprises a first panel of the loadspace floor. 
     
     
       5. The vehicle loadspace floor according to  claim 4 , wherein the first panel is movably coupled to the loadspace floor. 
     
     
       6. The vehicle loadspace floor according to  claim 1 , wherein the second deployable portion comprises a second panel of the loadspace floor. 
     
     
       7. The vehicle loadspace floor according to  claim 6 , wherein the second panel is movably coupled to the loadspace floor. 
     
     
       8. The vehicle loadspace floor according to  claim 6 , wherein the second panel is inclined to the loadspace floor in a deployed configuration. 
     
     
       9. The vehicle loadspace floor according to  claim 1 , wherein the vehicle loadspace floor comprises an operative connection between the first deployable portion and the second deployable portion, the operative connection being configured to effect the deployment of one of the first deployable portion and the second deployable portion upon the deployment of the other of the first deployable portion and the second deployable portion. 
     
     
       10. The vehicle loadspace floor system according to  claim 1  further comprising a third deployable portion configured to support the first deployable portion in a deployed state. 
     
     
       11. The vehicle loadspace floor system according to  claim 10 , wherein the third deployable portion is movably coupled to the first deployable portion. 
     
     
       12. The vehicle loadspace floor system according to  claim 10 , wherein the third deployable portion is configured to engage a locking feature of the loadspace floor, the engagement between the third deployable portion and the locking feature setting a distance by which the first deployable portion is deployed from the loadspace floor. 
     
     
       13. A vehicle comprising:
 a loadspace having an opening; and 
 a loadspace floor comprising:
 a first deployable portion; 
 a second deployable portion, the first and second deployable portions cooperating to form a rearward-facing seat extending through the opening of the loadspace when deployed from the loadspace floor; 
 a third deployable portion configured to support the first deployable portion in a deployed state; and 
 a locking feature comprising a plurality of slots that allow the third deployable portion to support the first deployable portion in different positions. 
 
 
     
     
       14. The vehicle according to  claim 13 , wherein the first deployable portion deploys to form a seat back of the seat. 
     
     
       15. The vehicle according to  claim 13 , wherein the second deployable portion deploys to form a seat base of the seat. 
     
     
       16. The vehicle according to  claim 13  further comprising a rear bumper, wherein the second deployable portion deploys to form a bumper protector that extends downward. 
     
     
       17. The vehicle according to  claim 16 , wherein bumper protector is configured to shield an individual's legs from the rear bumper of the vehicle when seated in the seat. 
     
     
       18. A vehicle loadspace floor comprising:
 a first deployable portion; 
 a second deployable portion, the first and second deployable portions cooperating to form a rearward-facing seat extending through an opening of a loadspace of a vehicle when deployed from the loadspace floor, wherein the second deployable portion deploys to form a bumper protector that extends downward, and 
 a third deployable portion configured to support the first deployable portion in a deployed state, wherein the third deployable portion is configured to engage a locking feature of the loadspace floor, the engagement between the third deployable portion and the locking feature setting a distance by which the first deployable portion is deployed from the loadspace floor, and wherein the locking feature comprises a plurality of slots that allow the third deployable portion to support the first deployable portion in different positions.